Flowers and tributes left at Bloxwich house where father was found dead
Flowers and tributes have been left outside a Walsall house where a man was found dead earlier this week.
Lee Gadd, 51, was found by officers in his home in Broad Lane, Bloxwich, on Monday, after neighbours raised the alarm at around 10.15am.
One floral tribute read: "Lee, I cannot believe that you have been taken from us. We had so many more years to see each other grow old," while others expressed their love to Mr Gadd.
After Mr Gadd's body was found, his Walsall home was cordoned off as forensic specialists examined the scene throughout Monday and Tuesday, while on Wednesday his family released a tribute to the "dedicated father and family man".
“He was a funny, caring and loyal person, and a huge hole has been left in our family and our hearts," they said.
"Our lives will never be the same again."
The 51-year-old spent most of his life living in the Walsall area and is understood to have gone to Sneyd Comprehensive School before serving as a trooper with the Queen's Royal Lancers and later setting up his own plumbing business.
His home is around 150 metres from the Sir Robert Peel pub, where neighbours said they had met Mr Gadd.
A 24-year-old has been charged with Mr Gadd's murder.
Bradley Pye, also from Broad Lane, appeared at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court on Wednesday and is due to appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday.
Meanwhile, the police investigation into Mr Gadd's death is continuing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police online or by calling 101.
